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Report: 4,849 Christians murdered worldwide from October 2024 to September 2025
According the Open Doors’ World Watch List covering October 2024 to September 2025, extreme persecution and murders of Christians have... Read more
House Republican budget plan would permanently defund Planned Parenthood
GOP lawmakers say they will craft legislation to extend and make permanent the temporary freeze on federal funds for abortion... Read more
Veteran EWTN executive appointed to Communications Commission post with Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
The appointment of Edwin Lopez as the new executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was announced... Read more
Vatican prosecutor steps aside as London property trial appeal moves forward
The appeal trial is scheduled to resume Feb. 3. Read more
Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees
In a fiery homily at the fiesta Mass for the feast of the Black Nazarene, Bishop Rufino Sescon Jr. of... Read more
UPDATE: Homeland Security Department says rule will address religious worker visa backlog
The Department of Homeland Security is announcing rules to address the backlog for religious worker visas. Read more
Bishop Cozzens after Annunciation shooting: ‘God’s answer to evil is the cross’
Just miles from Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, a bishop this week led the local Catholic community in a reflection... Read more
Over 45,000 youths to make pilgrimage to Christ the King monument in Mexico
More than 45,000 young people are expected to make the pilgrimage to the Christ the King Shrine in Mexico starting... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges making time ‘to speak with God’
The pope devoted the second week of his series of teachings on the documents of the Second Vatican Council to... Read more
Greenland Catholics ‘do not wish to become Americans’ amid U.S. efforts at acquisition
Greenlandic Catholics are reportedly expressing opposition to U.S. plans to acquire the territory while Nordic Catholic leaders are waiting to... Read more
Supreme Court reviews transgender athlete bans
Roman Catholic athletes standing outside the Supreme Court said they hope justices keep the laws on the books. Read more
Jimmy Lai’s daughter provides latest update on her father: ‘It is very much about saving his life’
As pre-sentencing mitigation hearings begin for Catholic human rights advocate Jimmy Lai, his daughter Claire Lai detailed his ongoing health... Read more
Nicaraguan researcher urges religious freedom commission to refocus attention on abuses
Impose economic sanctions on Nicaragua, bring Daniel Ortega and his wife to justice, and prosecute them for crimes against humanity,... Read more
First Catholic school in Finland: The dream of Helsinki’s only Catholic bishop
Bishop Raimo Goyarrola of Helsinki, Finland’s only Catholic bishop, hopes to open the first Catholic school in the country in... Read more
On his dying day, renowned cartoonist’s faith in Christ made public
Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running “Dilbert” comic strip whose art satirized the typical American workplace, died Tuesday at... Read more
New York senator pushes for more church security after crimes, vandalism at Catholic parishes
Several Catholic churches in Staten Island have been vandalized or attacked in recent weeks. Read more
Archbishop Hebda calls for hope, healing as community suffers ‘heaviness’ after shooting
The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bernard Hebda, called for healing and peace, describing the grief the community is... Read more
Angola among African countries Pope Leo XIV to visit; dates being finalized
Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Angola in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent of Africa... Read more
Czech bishop declares Year of Reconciliation 80 years after World War II expulsions
Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice has declared a Year of Reconciliation marking 80 years since the expulsion of millions of... Read more
Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers
More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte are querying the Vatican over Bishop Michael Martin’s decision to abolish... Read more
